Gift Guide: For the Hostess!

For the hostess with the mostest! I like to think Martha herself would approve!

I always start with hostess gifts as holiday parties are coming up FAST! I will be honest, I get lazy… in a pinch I will splurge on some nice champagne and hit MJ Trim for pretty velvet ribbon. I keep the champs in the fridge and the velvet nearby so if I am invited to an impromptu gathering, I have the perfect gift on hand. But why not get a little more creative!? Everything in this guide is affordable, universally appealing, but also a little creative. Buy a few of them in bulk, wrap them ahead of time, and be ready for anything once the party invites start rolling in.

PS – If you are viewing this in a blog reader such as Feedly, I recommend clicking through – it’s bigger that way! I will have a few more gift guides for you this week… but I’m super excited because on Friday our holiday shop page (and new holiday branding!) goes live! We’ve been working on this since summer (we meaning my developers and me) so I can’t wait to share it with you.

Hi Michelle,
I’m really sorry to hear that! I will chat with my developers.
Is it that much work to click over to the actual blog from your reader? I only ask as we have spent countless hours and energy perfecting this template to make it extra special!

Okay, thanks for letting me know! These were built to accommodate a wider single page column so in Feedly they will shrink down. I’m sorry that it’s harder to read! I hope you’ll still click through to the blog to read… in the meantime, this format only applies to my gift guides, not the rest of my content.

You’re inspiring me to throw a party just so someone can bring me some of these things 😉 hint hint guests: copper wine mugs and the cheese knives from Anthro!
Everything is gorgeous – what a lovely gift guide, thank you Grace!

It’s such a simple thing, but I really love your idea of gifting a beautiful bottle opener along with a 6-pack or nice bottle of wine. Last year, I gave Joe a new bottle opener as a stocking stuffer — it was a really heavy, sculptural looking one that looks pretty when we leave it out on the counter. Anyway, I didn’t think much of it at the time, but it’s amazing how much having a small, beautifully designed thing like that can make you happy when you’re using it throughout the week! Like, a million times better than opening bottles with whatever free, cheap opener we were using from our college days.